The Shadow Flames
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Last published Mon, Dec 8, 2025
Elira was chosen to wed the Cold King. She is delicate, innocent, destined for a crown she does not yet understand. Everyone believes she will save two kingdoms.
But this is not her story.
This is Kaela's.
Her best friend. Her protector. Her shadow.
Kaela carries fire in her veins, a flame that can never be hidden. She swore to guard Elira's happiness, even if it costs her own. But the frozen North is cruel, and loyalty is not always enough.
The King's eyes linger too long. His attention burns where it should not. And Kaela begins to feel something she never should, a flicker of desire for the man promised to her dearest friend.
Now she must walk a dangerous path, torn between love and duty, fire and ice, sisterhood and betrayal.
Because one mistake in the North could cost them everything.
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